When I moved back to Rochester in early 2015, I cofounded (and currently preside over) the Greater Rochester Chapter of the United States Bartenders’ Guild in an effort to bring more community, awareness, and education to the bars and restaurants of Rochester. The motivation for doing this and the goals for the future have been …

Last Thanksgiving when I went to visit a former roommate, she pulled me aside to tell me about a few “holiday grenades” that dropped prior to my arrival. The other tidbits are not relevant to this story, but one in particular was that her recently widowed father was starting to date again. The same thing …

You may not be familiar with the Rochester Civic Garden Center. Living here, however, chances are you’ve traipsed through Highland Park, and happened upon the Warner Castle and the sunken garden out back. Chances are you’ve also been impacted, directly or otherwise, by the RCGC’s classes, lectures, or volunteer projects.  I spoke recently with Carrie …

When my husband, Mike Noll, and I became empty nesters and moved into a new-to-us home, we began the long process of renovating the outdated house. Although it’s not actually an old country home, my vision is to make it into a faux farmhouse one room at a time. I love to decorate and the fun of finding bargain …

Long-term care doesn’t often connote a sense of home—in fact, many might lament the loss of independence and leaving their houses when making the decision to move into a senior housing community or skilled nursing center. Words like “institutional” or “facility” could even come to mind. When Jewish Senior Life announced an eighty-three million dollar …

Julie McGann admittedly lives in a dream world. There, animals have eyelashes and bows. They wear makeup so they have rosy little cheeks. And don’t forget the sparkly nail polish. “I’ve always loved cute things,” she says. “I was the girl who always had a bow in my hair, even in high school. I don’t …